LIRR Passenger Car Photo History

This was a BRT-style coupler, as these MP41 cars were built to run in joint LIRR/BRT operation (which ended in 1917) and were even nicknamed "Gibbs Cars" after the guy who designed the similar electric passenger cars for the BRT. After purchasing a bunch of these cars in 1905 for operation in newly-electrified territory, the LIRR purchased new MP54 cars in 1909-10. The shorter, MP41 cars were eventually relegated to rapid-transit service along the Atlantic branch and the longer and newer MP54 cars were used in the rest of electrified territory. I've never seen the coupler pushed over to one side like that.

The last two MP41 cars to see LIRR service (#'s 1100, 1101) were used on the Mitchel Field Shuttle into the late 1940s, when they were replaced by two MP54 cars. (See image above from 1908 and note the coupler.) Archive/Info: Dave Keller

WOODEN	BUILDER	DATES	MISC	All retired by 1927
Victorian Coaches	Wason Mfg Co	1889	#229-258 65' length seats 72 sold #230,231,236,239 to Georgia Car & Loco Co. 7/1927	LIRR #236
Combine baggage/passenger	Pullman Palace Car Co.	1898	#501-520 sold 1926 to Georgia Car & Loco Co.	LIRR #505 builder photo 1898
Closed Vestibule	Jackson & Sharp, Amer Car & Foundry	1898	Last wooden car produced for LIRR 1898
Day Coach	Jackson & Sharp	1899	In 1876 Jackson & Sharp received a Centennial Award at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, in the “railway plant, rolling stock, engines” category for its passenger, boudoir, and library cars. LIRR received 1899
SPECIAL CARS	BUILDER	DATES	MISC
Hospital Car		1898-1910	Coach #117 Destroyed by fire 8/20/1910	LIRR #117 Hospital Car 1897
Superintendent’s Car	Pullman	1902-1909
Superintendent’s Car	Jackson & Sharp	1906-1935-8?
E-6 Open Air Car			Used for Beach runs
Gas Electric Scoots
Electric/Storage/ Battery: Edison Electric		1911-1926
Brill Gas Car	J.G Brill Company	1914-1926
Trolley Car
DOUBLE DECKER
		1932-47 1947-49	200-205 1287-1347	LIRR #132x Photo: R. Glueck
				LIRR #1346 Photo: R. Glueck
C3	Kawasaki	1997-	134 cars 23 Cab controlled cars
RDC	BUILDER	DATES	MISC
	Budd	1955- 1967	Sold 12/71
				LIRR #3101 RDC1 at Greenport 9/27/1959 LIRR #3121 RDC2 with Trailer at South Hampton 1956

Starting in December of 1954, the LIRR began an extensive modernization program of all classes of equipment that included complete mechanical rebuilding, new interiors and new numbers to reflect the upgrading. The newly reworked cars were numbered into four number series: 4000 for control motors, 5000 for motor trailers, 6000 for MU trailers, and 7000 for steam coaches.
P-54	Amer Car & Foundry	1912, numbered 139-179	Steam Cars Nicknamed “Ping Pongs”	LIRR #433 Jamaica 11/27/32
P54A	Amer Car & Foundry	1911-1914, #314-370		LIRR #4920 Jamaica 10/1969
P54B	Amer Car & Foundry	1913-1918 #379-388
P54D 74 cars modernized starting DEC 54 and renumbered as part of 7000 series (7002-7481, not all inclusive)	Amer Car & Foundry	1927 #1-138	74 cars modernized starting 12/1954 and renumbered as part of 7000 series (7002-7481, not all inclusive)	LIRR #7470 Ronkonkoma 12/19/1971 P54 blueprint c.1925
PB57	ACF	10/1927	610-618 Modernized 10/1958 and renumbered #7614 Scrapped 9/13/1972 by Naporano Iron and Metal Company, Newark NJ Note the "Futura" lettering which was considered VERY modern for 1939-40. Info: Jeff Erlitz	LIRR #7613 PB57 combine Oyster Bay Photo: R. Glueck LIRR #7614 Richmond Hill Coach Yard c.1940 Archive: Jeff Erlitz
P70	ACF	1911-1913 after 1926 converted to coaches after Pullman Extra Services Takeover	808-826	LIRR #824, former parlor car, Morris Park Yard 1962 Photo: William Rigen
MPB-54		1910 -1914 #1350-1381 #1385-1399	#1379 MPB-54 Tuscan red with Dulux gold lettering Pre-1950 #1372 MPB-54 Tichy scheme Jamaica c.1955	LIRR #4398 (ex-#1398) MPB-54 in Dashing Dan scheme Woodside Station 06/10/1969
MBM62	ACF	1910	1209-1210 Mail compartments removed after 1963	MBM62 RPO RMLI Riverhead View NE 2/09/2006 Photo: Peter Cusden
BG-72B	Pullman Standard	1955-56	Nos. 2101-2104 Bar / Generator Cars
B60B	ACF	8/1928	715-724 1928 PRR 718 rebuilt to wreck train car W-56, 723 has been preserved 737 Mail compartment added in late forties, class changed to BM60, was rebuilt to wreck train car W-57. Modernized 12/1955 and renumbered #7723. Withdrawn from service 1970.	B60B #723 Archive: Jeff Erlitz
MP-41	ACF	1905	Nos. 1000-1133 first class of MU electric cars, 41' interior	LIRR MP41 #1111 Rockaway Park Yard 1948 (Rugen-Huneke)
	Gibb's Cars	1905	BRT/LIRR operations; see below	LIRR/BRT MP41 "Gibbs Car" c.1908
This was a BRT-style coupler, as these MP41 cars were built to run in joint LIRR/BRT operation (which ended in 1917) and were even nicknamed "Gibbs Cars" after the guy who designed the similar electric passenger cars for the BRT. After purchasing a bunch of these cars in 1905 for operation in newly-electrified territory, the LIRR purchased new MP54 cars in 1909-10. The shorter, MP41 cars were eventually relegated to rapid-transit service along the Atlantic branch and the longer and newer MP54 cars were used in the rest of electrified territory. I've never seen the coupler pushed over to one side like that. The last two MP41 cars to see LIRR service (#'s 1100, 1101) were used on the Mitchel Field Shuttle into the late 1940s, when they were replaced by two MP54 cars. (See image above from 1908 and note the coupler.) Archive/Info: Dave Keller
MP-54	ACF	1908	30 cars 1421-1450	LIRR #1450 MP54 Port Washington view W 10/13/62
MP-54C	American Car & Foundry	1925-1972	29 cars 4844-4883	LIRR #4875 MP54C LIRR #4855 MP54C Woodside 1969
LIRR - PULLMAN Promotional Photo 80 ft., AC, 120 seat commuter car
MP-72C	Pullman Standard	1955	Nos. 2501-2522	LIRR #2519 MP-72C Jamaica 1969 Archive: Dave Keller
MP-75C	Pullman Standard	1963	Nos. 2525-2536 Converted to control trailers 5525-5536	LIRR #2534 MP-75C Hempstead 1/20/68 Photo: Votava Archive: Dave Keller LIRR #2536 MP-75C Jamaica 1969 Archive: Dave Keller
MP-72T	Pullman Standard	1955-1956	Nos. 2602-2674 Converted to PT-72C, PP-72B and BG-72B
MP-75T	Pullman Standard	1963	Nos. 2675-2692 Converted to trailers 5675-5692	LIRR #2679 MP-75T Jamaica 1969 Archive: Dave Keller
P-69	Osgood Bradley	1925	8519-8522	LIRR #8522 ex D&H #211 Photo: R. Glueck
P-72	Pullman Standard	1955-1956	Nos. 2901-2980 except 2949 & 2957	LIRR #2970 LI City 4/1970 Photo: Jim Parker LIRR #2932 P72 - Port Jefferson 1965 Note: steam heat connector by air lines underneath coupler. John Deasy
P-72 Bar	Pullman Standard	Rebuilt 1975	2990-2992, former 2905, 2970, 2957
P-72A	Pullman Standard	1955	2801-2844
P-72G / Bar
P-74A	Pullman Standard	1924	2001-2003
P-74B	Pullman Standard	1935-37	7526, 7533-41, 7545-7549
P-74B Bar	Pullman Standard	1935-37	7522-7525, 7527, 7530-31, 7540, 7542-44, 7550
P-74D Parlor	Pullman Standard HEAVYWEIGHT Parlor cars 6-wheel trucks	1923-27	2013-2036	LIRR #2020 "PATCHOGUE" Montauk Yard 05/15/66 (Rugen-Keller)
P-80F	Amer Car & Foundry	1949	No. 2073 “Tuckahoe”
P-80G	Budd	1949	Nos. 2081-2082
PP-72B	Pullman Standard	1955-56	Nos. 2011-2021
PT-72A	Pullman Standard	1553/1955?	2801-2844
PT-72 Bar	Pullman Standard	1955-56	2890, 2892, 2894
PT-72C	Pullman Standard	1955-56	2846-2898 Even Nos. only plus 2792, 2794, 2796
PT-75	Pullman Standard	1963	2701-2723 odd #’s
PT-75A	Pullman Standard	1963	2702-2736 Even #’s only
PT-74 Bar	Pullman Standard	1963	2705
GTEL	Budd/GE/Garrett	1977-?	8 cars purchased
	Gas Turbine Power trains		4 GE/ & 4 Garrett GE’s converted to M-1s Garrett’s scrapped

M-1	Budd	1968-2007	770 cars First run 30 DEC 68 Retired FEB 07 Nos. 9001-9770 Built: 1968-72
M-3	Budd	1985-	174 cars phased in 85-86 Nos. 9771-9944 Renumbered 9891-2 to 9945-6 after shooting
M-7	Bombardier	2004-	836 cars purchased 7001-7836
M-9